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SANTA MARIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Heart of the City

By : Sergeant Terry Flaa , Santa Maria Police Department
The state of the art crime lab now has four full time technicians , who processed over 400 crime scenes last year .
The employee breakroom has a 50 ’ s theme , complete with booths and a jukebox .
On June 22 , 2015 , the Santa Maria Police Department opened the doors of their new 72,000 square foot facility right in the heart of booming downtown Santa Maria . And it ’ s all because of the support from the community and city !
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